Report: Kings scheduled to meet with JaVale McGee on Thursday

Report: Kings scheduled to meet with JaVale McGee on Thursday

According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, the Sacramento Kings are scheduled to meet with free agent center JaVale McGee. After a quietly good year with the Golden State Warriors, McGee could have played himself into a nice contract. The seven-foot center averaged 6.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in just 9.6 minutes per game.

Those numbers may not jump off the page, but McGee was an impact every time he was on the floor. Most teams could be looking at his Per-36 numbers and see he averaged an incredible 23.0 points, 11.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.

Most expect the big man to stay with the team that helped him have one of the better seasons of his career, but the Warriors continue to sign shooters. The champs recently just signed Nick Young and former King, Omri Casspi. If the Kings, or any team with more cap space, think that McGee could translate his Per-36 numbers to real minutes than he could find himself in a new uniform to start the season.

For the Kings, the meeting with McGee is interesting. After recently signing veteran Zach Randolph, the team looks to be building a logjam in their front court. However, with the Kings in a state of a rebuild, it’s understandable that they look high and low to add talent. According to reports and multiple people we here at SacKingsNation have spoke to, the Kings are fully invested in their franchise’s rebuild but they also want to add players that can help them win games.

If McGee can be build off of his experience with the Warriors, the big man could be not only a valuable asset but also a good player to work with Willie Cauley-Stein.